title: Myocardial infection due to Fusobacterium nucleatum.
abstract: Fusobacterium nucleatum is an anaerobic gram-negative bacillus, which inhabits the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract. Infections classically affect the head and neck. We report a patient with a myocardial mass due to F. nucleatum, initially thought to be a neoplasm, and discuss anaerobic cardiac infections.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Specialists, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. Electronic address: jcstorm79@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jeremy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: Bradley A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.forename: Judy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Streit
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016967:Fusobacterium nucleatum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Anaerobic endocarditis; Cardiac mass; Fusobacterium; Myocardial abscess